Slightly warmer Thu-Fri, very cold weekend

TONIGHT: Clouds will increase and temperatures will bottom out at 7-10 degrees early and hold steady much of the night, with easterly winds up to 10 mph, producing wind chills of -1 to -7 degrees.

THURSDAY: It will be slightly warmer but still below freezing as highs reach the mid 20s to near 30 with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Winds will stay under 10 mph from the southeast to south, generating afternoon wind chills in the upper teens.

EXTENDED: Friday will be the “warmer” day as we reach the upper 20s to low 30s. There is a slight chance of light snow north of I-70 from late Friday afternoon through Saturday morning with little to no accumulation. Another surge of arctic air moves in for the weekend, keeping us in the low to mid teens for highs Saturday, dropping to to near zero Saturday night under mostly cloudy skies. There is another chance of light snow for all of Mid-Missouri Sunday with light accumulation possible as high temperatures only reach near 10 degrees. As we ring in 2018, temperatures will be near 0, dropping as low as 7 below zero by Monday morning. The arctic air hangs around much of next week with sub-freezing temperatures possible through next Wednesday. Watch ABC17 News for the newest forecast and check back here for updates.